Cutting the long biceps tendon as a treatment for elderly patients with a shoulder tendon rupture.
- Conditions
- - Lange bicepspees tenotomie- Rotator cuff ruptuur- Impingement lange bicepspees- Tenotomy of the long head of the biceps tendon- Rotator cuff rupture- Impingement long biceps tendon
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON22910
- Lead Sponsor
- C.T. Koorevaar (principal investigator, orthopedic surgeon Deventer Hospital)A.V. Boeddha (coordinating investigator, orthopedic surgeon in training Deventer Hospital)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 120
Inclusion Criteria
1. Age 65 years or more
2. Clinical suspection rotator cuff rupture with pain and/or weakness of the supraspinatus tendon or infraspinatus tendon
Exclusion Criteria
1. Frozen shoulder (in more than three directions less than 50% of the normal range of motion when passive physical examination is done).
2. Symptomatic AC-arthrosis ipsilateral side.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Not specified
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Constant-Murley Score (CMS)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Oxford Shoulder Score (OSS)